In effect, the DOL could craft a new sellers' exemption that says an advisor or broker is in compliance with the fiduciary rule if they are in compliance with the standards ultimately produced by the SEC.

A report found that the Social Security Administration not only lacked a way to alert employees as to when delaying benefits was in an applicant's best interest, but even when they knew it was, employees were misadvising them.

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